by design | Jul 11, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Here’s a question for all the armchair historians. Name an opposing quarterback who helped defeat Tennessee in a bowl game and became an assistant coach for the Vols less than 10 years later. The quarterback in question is Bob Jones, the Baylor...
by design | Jul 10, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley More from “Potty Mouth” Katherine Bike, Democrat candidate for the Knox County Board of Education, is having trouble with her social media once again. Readers will remember her tirade following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade where...
by design | Jul 10, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Political parties are not successful simply because of the candidates running to represent those parties, but rather because of issues and those people working hard in the background. The infrastructure of a political party is very important to overall...
by design | Jul 5, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
In 2007, Sports Illustrated named Tennessee the “Team of the Decade” for the 1950s. The Vols compiled a 72-31-4 record overall, 38-20-4 in the SEC, and boasted a consensus national title in 1951. There were also two SEC titles (1951 and 1956) and two Heisman...
by design | Jul 5, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi I’m not good with change. Never have been. Never will be. I was sad when Rita’s Bakery closed its doors. I went to the Tazewell Pike store a few times a year for over a decade, picking up fancy sugar cookies for my daughter’s birthdays. It was a special...
by design | Jul 5, 2022 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Sounds like fun! On July 30, 2022, a multi-class reunion is scheduled for all the Gibbs High School classes that have been graduated 50 years or more! The event will take place from 4:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Corryton Church, 7615 Foster Road,...
